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Gulnar

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ˈɡuːlnɑr

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Gulnar

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Talysh (Azerbaijan/Iran)
Meaning
a Talysh feminine name meaning pomegranate flower, combining the Persian gul (flower, rose) and nar (pomegranate), one of the most celebrated compound flower-fruit names in the Persian and Azerbaijani naming traditions that spread across the Caspian and Central Asian world through Persianate literary culture; the pomegranate is among the most symbolically rich fruits in the cultures of the Middle East, Caucasus, and Central Asia, representing fertility, abundance, knowledge, and eternal life in traditions from ancient Persian mythology to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic symbolism; a daughter named Gulnar is given a name whose imagery of flowering abundance has resonated across thousands of years and dozens of cultural contexts
Gender
female

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